Despite seeing a rare uptick in put activity last Tuesday, the overall trend in Zynga Inc’s (NASDAQ:ZNGA) options pits has tended toward the call side. Specifically, the stock’s Schaeffer’s put/call open interest ratio (SOIR) of 0.34 shows that call open interest roughly triples put open interest among options slated to expire in three months or less. What’s more, this ratio ranks in the 10th percentile of its annual range, meaning short-term speculators have rarely been more call-heavy toward the stock. Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) stock opened today at $4.26 and is currently trading at $4.22. The stock showed a negative weekly performance of -4.98%.
Similarly, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) will also find ways to monetize its acquisitions such as WhatsApp. Facebook is already buying up robotics and drone making companies. Something is cooking in the minds of Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg and others who are in charge of strategy for Facebook. As millions of young adolescents get their hands on their first smartphone in countries as diverse as China, India and Brazil, expect Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)’s user base to keep growing. More users will attract more advertisers to Facebook which will lead to more revenue and profits for FB. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) stock opened at $55.87, in current trading session and currently is at $55.90, by loosing -1.64%.The 52 week range of $22.67-$72.59. Company’s market capitalization is $142.38 billion.
Vocus, Inc. (NASDAQ:VOCS) agreed to be acquired by GTCR Valor Cos. in a deal valued at roughly $447 million that would take private the provider of cloud-based marketing and public relations software. Shares surged 47% to $17.95. Vocus, Inc. (NASDAQ:VOCS) stock is currently trading at $17.90.The EPS of the stock is -1.09. Company’s market capitalization is $387.14 million.
Recently, Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) was selected by Finnish Telecom Company DNA for supplying a new, nationwide LTE (Long Term Evolution) 800 MHz network to improve the existing 4G, 3G and 2G networks. Further, Ericsson will provide network rollout services including installation, civil works, integration, commissioning and associated project management. Ericsson will also be required to provide support for software and hardware, spare parts management services and initial tuning. Ericsson (ADR) (NASDAQ:ERIC) stock opened the session at $13.07, and now is at $13.06. The 52 week range of the ERIC stock remained $10.67-$14.22 and the day range was $13.04-$13.07.